To Editors:--The news in this bulletin is prepared especially for the
press, and is released for publication on the date below.

PRESS BULLETIN

OF THE

POLITICAL EQUALITY LEAGUE
OF WISCONSIN.

HEADQUARTERS 516-17-18 COLBY & ABBOTT BLDG., MILWAUKEE.

May 18, 1912.

Milwaukee, Wis.

Volume 1, No. 19.

This bulletin is edited by
Mrs. Henry M. Youmans
Waukesha, Wis.,
to whom communications and marked copies may be addressed.

There is no problem, upon which an intelligent woman cannot throw some new light. In
neglecting woman's help, men are blundering not merely in what they do, but still
more badly in what they do not do; in the terribly important provinces of life which
they leave untouched by legislation.--Israel Zangwill.

THE GREAT CONFERENCE

How many delegates will the women suffragists of this city send to the Mississippi Valley
conference in Chicago next week? All woman suffragists are invited. Every society in the
state is invited to send as many delegates as possible and every one who goes to Chicago will
be entertained, providing notice is sent beforehand. No provision is made for the payment of
railway fares.

Those intending to go to Chicago should send their names to Miss Mary R.
Plummer. 938 Fine Arts Building, Chicago, to secure entertainment.

On Thursday the conference will adjourn en masse to Milwaukee, where several meetings
will be held and the most noted visitors will speak.

Wisconsin women who cannot go to Chicago are urgently invited to come to Milwaukee and
to remain over Friday, for general state conference on campaign work. All branches of the work
will be considered by state leaders and it is hoped that every society in every state will be represented.

Entertainment will be provided for all speakers and for two representatives for each
suffrage society, providing notice is sent beforehand to Miss Atelka Jacobi, chairman of the
entertainment committee, 518 Colby & Abbott Bld'g, Milwaukee.

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WISCONSIN WOMEN SPEAKERS

Wisconsin women, who will speak in the Mississippi Valley conference next week, and their
topics, are as follows:

FAMILY TOUR IN JUNE

Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch and her family begin their auto campaign in this state
June 17. Her husband. Frank McCulloch, herself, and her three children will start north,
following the lake counties up to the peninsula, then crossing the state, and returning home
along the Mississippi river. Mr. and Mrs. McCulloch give six weeks to the tour, making
speeches all the time, and the children will incidentally have a six-weeks' vacation.

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DRIVES AUTO, PLAYS CORNET

Miss Ruth Harl of Chicago, who drives an auto and plays a cornet, has been
secured to assist in the auto campaign for woman suffrage, in this state, during the coming
summer.

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BURDETTE FAVORS WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Robert J. Burdette, once widely known as editor of The Burlington (Iowa) Hawkeye, and
among the most popular lecturers ever on the platform of Wisconsin cities, is now residing at
Pasadena, Cal., where his beautiful home is one of the show places in that flower-covered
city.

One of his lectures, well remembered by the middle-aged people, was "The Rise and Fall of
the Mustache." Mr. Burdette is now a Baptist clergyman and a champion of woman suffrage. He
took a lively interest in the California campaign, and he is keenly interested in the
Wisconsin campaign, since he at one time resided in this state.

Poetic as always, Mr. Burdette says:

"She who stretches her beautiful life alongside an open grave oft as she gives to her
home, the state and to God's wonderful world a tiny life--a human germ of strength and
gentleness, wisdom and courage of mighty possibilities--will it make her coarse and unwomanly
to help select for him as he grows into boyhood and manhood the best and the manliest, the
truest and the wisest to be his judges and governors--high examples for his imitation?

"A champion for all that is good and true, right and pure, she will be then, even more
than she is now. For her field of thought and action will be extended to the boundaries of
national life."

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MUCH COUNTY ORGANIZATION

Through the activities of the Political Equality League about half the counties of the
state are now organized for woman suffrage. There are sufficient organizers now at work so
that it is hoped that every county in the state may be organized before the close of summer.

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MRS. LA FOLLETTE'S OPINION

Mrs. Robert La Follette, who is touring the Pacific coast, says: "The women of California
are proving every contention we have made in favor of equal suffrage. They are showing
themselves to be earnest, conscientious citizens. They seek to hear every side of a question
and wish to use their newly acquired power to the best advantage as they can see it after
real consideration."

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MRS. NELSON A SUFFRAGIST

Mrs. John M. Nelson, wife of the Wisconsin congressman from the second district is
greatly interested in woman suffrage and took part in the great suffrage parade in New York.
Mrs. Nelson expects to help in the Wisconsin campaign, working especially among
Scandanavians.

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FILLERS

Mrs. Zella P. Egdahl has been appointed chairman of the press committee of the Political
Equality League of Dunn county.

Many of the Chautauquas held in this state during the summer will have woman suffrage
speakers on their programs.

Plans are on foot to distribute in Wisconsin several thousand copies of the speech on
woman suffrage delivered by Congressman Taylor of Colorado.